diff --git a/src/mixer/state.ts b/src/mixer/state.ts
index a455376..50bfa00 100644
--- a/src/mixer/state.ts
+++ b/src/mixer/state.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ interface MicState {
 	openError: null | MicErrorEnum;
 	volume: number;
 	gain: number;
-	id:string;
+	id: string | null;
 }
 
 interface MixerState {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const mixerState = createSlice({
 			volume: 1,
 			gain: 1,
 			openError: null,
-			id: "None"
+			id: null
 		}
 	} as MixerState,
 	reducers: {
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ const mixerState = createSlice({
 		setMicError(state, action: PayloadAction<null | MicErrorEnum>) {
 			state.mic.openError = action.payload;
 		},
-		micOpen(state, micID) {
+		micOpen(state, action) {
 			state.mic.open = true;
-			state.mic.id = micID.payload;
+			state.mic.id = action.payload;
 		},
 		setMicLevels(
 			state,
diff --git a/src/showplanner/index.tsx b/src/showplanner/index.tsx
index 8760d22..43d5224 100644
--- a/src/showplanner/index.tsx
+++ b/src/showplanner/index.tsx
@@ -291,21 +291,18 @@ function LibraryColumn() {
 
 function MicControl() {
   const state = useSelector((state: RootState) => state.mixer.mic);
-  const [gotMicList, setGotMicList] = useState(false);
-  const dummylist: MediaDeviceInfo[] = []
-  const [micList, setMicList] = useState(dummylist);
+  const [micList, setMicList] = useState<MediaDeviceInfo[]>([]);
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const [micSource, setMicSource] = useState("None")
+  const [nextMicSource, setNextMicSource] = useState("None") // next mic source
   const [lock, setLock] = useState(false)
 
-  if (gotMicList == false){
+  useEffect(()=>{
     navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices()
     .then((devices)=>{
       setMicList(reduceToInputs(devices))
-      setGotMicList(true)
     })
     .catch(() => {console.log("Could not fetch devices");})
-  }
+  }, [])
 
   function reduceToInputs(devices:MediaDeviceInfo[]){
     var temp: MediaDeviceInfo[] = []
@@ -323,8 +320,8 @@ function MicControl() {
     <div className="sp-col" style={{ height: "48%", overflowY: "visible" }}>
       <h2>Microphone</h2>
       <button
-        disabled={state.id == micSource || lock}
-        onClick={() => dispatch(MixerState.openMicrophone(micSource))}
+        disabled={state.id == nextMicSource || lock}
+        onClick={() => dispatch(MixerState.openMicrophone(nextMicSource))}
       >
         Open
       </button>
@@ -335,8 +332,8 @@ function MicControl() {
       <select
         className="form-control"
         style={{ width: "100%" }}
-        value={micSource}
-        onChange={e => setMicSource(e.target.value)}
+        value={nextMicSource}
+        onChange={e => setNextMicSource(e.target.value)}
       >
         <option value={"None"} disabled label="Choose a microphone"></option>
         {